Emperor Daozong of Liao

Emperor Daozong "the Cruel" of Liao (14 September 1032-13 February 1101) was the Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 1055 to 1101, succeeding Emperor Xingzong of Liao and preceding Emperor Tianzuodi of Liao.

Biography
Yelu Hongji was born in 1033, the son of Emperor Xingzong of Liao. He was a member of the Buddhist Khitan House of Liao, and he succeeded his father as Emperor of the Liao dynasty on his death in 1055. In 1063 he survived an assassination attempt by Khitans upset that he put them under local Chinese governance. Daozong executed the rebels, and in 1070 he restructured the legal system to reflect the difference of Khitan and Chinese customs. In 1101, however, he was murdered, and his grandson Emperor Tianzuodi of Liao succeeded him.